Marmara Foundation Hosted Kemaleddin Heydarov

Marmara Group Strategic and Social Research Foundation organized a banquet in honor of Kemaleddin Heydarov – Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

For the politicians in Azerbaijan to make their first foreign visit to Turkey has been a custom from the Presidency of Haydar Aliyev. During the dinner Minister Heydarov said that; “In the frame of this unwritten code I am here in Turkey and happy to be meet with you all”.

Kemaleddin Heydarov underlined the importance of the cooperation between Turkey and Azerbaijan for the usage of the energy resources for the maximum benefit of the two countries.

Dr. Akkan Suver – President of the Marmara Foundation reminded the slogan of the Former President Haydar Aliyev; “We are two states but one nation” and underlined the importance the mutual relations with these words; “In the region any policies or activities against to the national profit of Azerbaijan at the same time is against to Turkey’s national profits as well. Because we are two states but one region”

Dinner was attended by more than 40 distinguished guests. Some of the attendees of the dinner were: Gazi Kaya – Deputy Governor of Istanbul, Necdet Timur – Former Commander of the 1st Army of Istanbul, academicians; Prof.Dr. Gül Turan, Prof. Dr. İlter Turan and Nedret Kuran Burçoğlu, former ministers; Şahap Kocatopçu and Prof. Dr. Ahmet Samsunlu, journalist; Gül Demir and businessmen; İsfendiyar Zülfikari, Cengiz Güldamlası, Ahmet Çınar, Yılmaz Sycan and Mehmet Özkan.